Murakumo was laid down at Hitachi Zosen CorporationOsaka Shipyard on 19 October 1968 and launched on 15 November 1969. She was commissioned on 21 August 1970.[1] The stern of this ship was extended by 1 m, the standard displacement increased by 50 tons, VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) was installed from the time of new construction, and an upper command post was newly established on the bridge.
During a specific repair in 1975, she removed her rear Mk-63 fire control system and installed a domestic fire control system type 2 and completed it in October. She then conducted a maritime test of the fire control system.
Special refurbishment work was carried out between September 27, 1978 and March 30, 1979, the DASH Gyrodyne on the rear deck was removed, and an ASROC launcher was installed. In addition, the rear 3-inch gun was removed and replaced with a 62-caliber 76 mm single-armed rapid-fire gun manufactured by Oto Melara. Since the gun was decided to be used as the main gun of the new Maritime Self-Defense Force escort ship, it was purchased and installed on the ship for preliminary testing. Since then, a 76mm gun test has been conducted along with a functional test of the fire control system Type 2.
On March 27, 1982, the 22nd Escort Corps was reorganized into the 2nd Escort Corps.
On March 27, 1985, she became the flagship of the 3rd Escort Fleet and her fixed port was transferred to Yokosuka. New installation and remodeling of command and control related equipment will be carried out.
On March 16, 1998, she was reclassified as a training vessel and her registration number changed to TV-3511.
She was transferred to Training Squadron 1st Training Squadron, and her home port was transferred to Kure again. The remodeling work for her training vessel was carried out from February 9 to April 24, the ASROC vault was removed, and a trainee auditorium was newly established.
She was removed on June 13, 2000. Her total distance reached 620,329 nautical miles.[2][3]
Citations
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^World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
^Ships of the World Vol. 750. Gaijinsha. November 2011.
^Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.
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murakumo, other, ships, with, same, name, japanese, destroyer, murakumo, third, ship, minegumo, class, destroyers, historyjapannamemurakumo, むらくも, namesakemurakumo, 1928, ordered1967builderhitachi, osakalaid, down19, october, 1968launched15, november, 1969comm. For other ships with the same name see Japanese destroyer Murakumo JDS Murakumo DD 118 was the third ship of Minegumo class destroyers JDS MurakumoHistoryJapanNameMurakumo むらくも NamesakeMurakumo 1928 Ordered1967BuilderHitachi OsakaLaid down19 October 1968Launched15 November 1969Commissioned21 August 1970Decommissioned18 June 2000ReclassifiedTV 3511HomeportKureIdentificationPennant number DD 118FateScrappedGeneral characteristicsClass and typeMinegumo class destroyerDisplacement2 150 long tons 2 185 t standard 2 750 long tons 2 794 t full loadLength115 m 377 ft 4 in Beam11 8 m 38 ft 9 in Draft3 8 m 12 ft 6 in Complement210Sensors and processing systemsOPS 11B EWR OPS 17 surface search radar OQS 3 hull sonar SQS 35 variable depth sonarElectronic warfare amp decoysNOLR 1B electronic warfare suiteArmament2 Mk 33 twin 3 50 caliber guns 1 OTO Melara 76 mm 1 Bofors 375 mm 15 in ASW rocket launcher 2 HOS 301 triple 324 mm 12 8 in torpedo tubesAircraft carried2 QH 50D DASH anti submarine drone helicopter removed in 1979 82 and ASROC fitted Construction and career EditMurakumo was laid down at Hitachi Zosen Corporation Osaka Shipyard on 19 October 1968 and launched on 15 November 1969 She was commissioned on 21 August 1970 1 The stern of this ship was extended by 1 m the standard displacement increased by 50 tons VDS Variable Depth Sonar was installed from the time of new construction and an upper command post was newly established on the bridge During a specific repair in 1975 she removed her rear Mk 63 fire control system and installed a domestic fire control system type 2 and completed it in October She then conducted a maritime test of the fire control system Special refurbishment work was carried out between September 27 1978 and March 30 1979 the DASH Gyrodyne on the rear deck was removed and an ASROC launcher was installed In addition the rear 3 inch gun was removed and replaced with a 62 caliber 76 mm single armed rapid fire gun manufactured by Oto Melara Since the gun was decided to be used as the main gun of the new Maritime Self Defense Force escort ship it was purchased and installed on the ship for preliminary testing Since then a 76mm gun test has been conducted along with a functional test of the fire control system Type 2 On March 27 1982 the 22nd Escort Corps was reorganized into the 2nd Escort Corps On March 27 1985 she became the flagship of the 3rd Escort Fleet and her fixed port was transferred to Yokosuka New installation and remodeling of command and control related equipment will be carried out On March 16 1998 she was reclassified as a training vessel and her registration number changed to TV 3511 She was transferred to Training Squadron 1st Training Squadron and her home port was transferred to Kure again The remodeling work for her training vessel was carried out from February 9 to April 24 the ASROC vault was removed and a trainee auditorium was newly established She was removed on June 13 2000 Her total distance reached 620 329 nautical miles 2 3 Citations Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to JS Murakumo DD 118 World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self Defense Force All Ship History Gaijinsha 2004 Ships of the World Vol 750 Gaijinsha November 2011 Takao Ishibashi 2002 All Maritime Self Defense Force Ships 1952 2002 Namiki Shobo References Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title JDS Murakumo amp oldid 1088493713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
